I've done a few simple brews with some 1 gallon ciders and a Mr. Beer. I wanted to graduate to a 5 gallon batch and decided to start this past Saturday with a friend of mine who's been brewing for about 5 years now.
We brewed a Brewer's Best Milk Stout and everything seemed to go ok when siphoning into the fermenter bucket. We tightly closed the lid and put the airlock in and let it stay in a room at about 66 degrees.
The first 24 hours seemed ok and I could see the airlock bubbling. About a few hours later I checked on it and stopped seeing any movement in the airlock. I've checked every day since then and still nothing. Anyone have any suggestions? Did I already screw it up?
At one point the bottle was gently moved about 5 feet. Could this small movement have caused fermentation to halt?
Thanks a lot!
We brewed a Brewer's Best Milk Stout and everything seemed to go ok when siphoning into the fermenter bucket. We tightly closed the lid and put the airlock in and let it stay in a room at about 66 degrees.
The first 24 hours seemed ok and I could see the airlock bubbling. About a few hours later I checked on it and stopped seeing any movement in the airlock. I've checked every day since then and still nothing. Anyone have any suggestions? Did I already screw it up?
At one point the bottle was gently moved about 5 feet. Could this small movement have caused fermentation to halt?
Thanks a lot!